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JOE H. NAGYState Bar President, 1987-1988

Joe H. Nagy retired from a long career, including as a senior
partner in the Lubbock law firm of Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam. A
native of Pearsall, Nagy earned a B.S. from Texas A&M in 1950 and
an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1958. Nagy
served on the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas in 1975-78.
He is a former president and director of the Lubbock County Bar
Association.

Nagy is a member of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel and a
Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. He has been an
adjunct professor at the Texas Tech School of Law and served on several
State Bar committees.

Nagy is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lubbock.
He served as chair of the administrative board, the finance commission
and the Boy Scout Troop Council, as well as many committees. He was
president of the P.T.A. twice and is a former member of the Lubbock
Lions Club. Nagy has been named “Boss of the Year” by the
American Businesswomen's Association and has been active in the Boy
Scouts and Campfire Organizations. He is a member of the Yellowhouse
Lodge in Lubbock #841 A.F. and A.M. and the Scottish Rite.